United States The new document confirms that Obama was born in Hawaii on Aug 4, 1961. The White House on Wednesday released a longer version of President Barack Obama s US birth certificate to try to quiet charges from some Republicans that he was not born in the United States. Obama called the controversy over his birth certificate a “side show” that distracted from important issues such as the federal budget. He told reporters at the White House “I have watched with bemusement, I’ve been puzzled at the degree to which this thing just kept on going.” Questions about his birth have been pushed in recent weeks by real estate tycoon Donald Trump, who says he is considering a run for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. “We do not have time for this kind of silliness. We ve got better stuff to do. I ve got better stuff to do. We ve got big problems to solve. And I m confident we can solve them, but we re going to have to focus on them -- not on this,” Obama added. The new document confirms what a shorter version has said, that Obama was born in Hawaii on Aug 4, 1961, but provides a little more information, such as that he was born at Kapiolani Maternity and Gynecological Hospital.
Philippine A third of the Philippine population lives below the poverty line with most poor families. Residents clashed with the police on Wednesday and prevented an attempt to demolish a shanty community razed by fire last week in Manila. They threw rocks and bottles and put up barricades to stop city hall workers from demolishing their homes. Firefighters fought back with water cannons but failed to disperse the protesting crowd who used children to prevent baton-wielding police from breaking their ranks. The riot ended when authorities halted their operations temporarily. Nobody was reported injured by the incident. Authorities banned the residents from entering the area and declared it a danger zone due to the large fire that burned more than 900 shanties and displaced thousands of residents last week. They were ordered to secure the compound. The local government has promised to relocate the affected residents, but there are those who chose to stay in their homes. Authorities say they have advised the residents still living in the burnt community since last week to flee the area as they continue their investigations into the fire. A third of the Philippine population lives below the poverty line with most poor families choosing to live in makeshift shanties made of light materials on empty lots.
Royal wedding Enthusiasts from around the world have already arrived in London ahead of the big day.There s still two nights to go until the wedding of Britain's Prince William to Catherine Middleton. But already royal enthusiasts from all around the world have already arrived in London to camp out on the streets ahead of the big day to ensure they have the best possible places to watch the wedding. They have been lucky in that Britain s normally, shall we say “variable” weather has been extraordinarily mild for the time of year. But even so pitching themselves in the centre of the UK capital days ahead of the royal wedding wouldn t be for everybody. But nothing would deter Bernadette Christie from Alberta Canada outside Westminster Abbey - the church where the royal couple will exchange their vows. It seems anything is worth it just to catch a glimpse of the UK s latest royal couple to wed and all the parades and celebrations surrounding the big event. For ardent royalist John Loughrey who was at Prince Charles wedding to Lady Diana 30 years ago - it is not the hard pavement that is stopping him sleeping. And these early birds are perhaps wise to stake a place now. They are expected to be joined by more than 200 thousand others on the day of the wedding all trying to get a glimpse of the happy couple.
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